Basic Flash Cartooning

This instructable will teach you how to make vector objects for animation or anything else you want to use them for. I'm going to start simple and make a pot.

Step 1 Open Flash

This instructable will work in most any version of flash. If you don't have it, you can download a 30-day trial for Mac or Windows here:

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=flashpro

After you download this, simply open the application and create a new Flash Document.

Now we're ready to start.

Comments

[sman17]

are there any good flash creators for free?

[thefoodman]

 pivot is good for stickfigure animations

[bezoard]

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[lawizeg]

i see you don't know "stealing".

[skidude28]

Why quote torrents?

[mikesty]

Nice. I've done so much tutorial work with flash, but I'm still terrible at it.

[lawizeg]

It takes time, trust me. Get a book, they help.

[zachninme]

Is it just me, or is this something that is so simple, that in order to need it, you have to know it? I don't think there is anyone out there who is googling "how to draw a prop", and this helped them. However, you did a great job with the instructble, I'd just pick a better topic next time. ;-)

[mystman]

I did change it. Now it's just a basic flash tutorial.

[zachninme]

Cool! I sometimes even use the brush to fill in it, because it gets that shaky edge-thing... I think it looks cool :-D

[lawizeg]

You mean smoothing? :)

[baken411]

i got a problem... i have flash mx and the properties bar wont show. if i right click and click properties or go to window and try it just wont show. please help :'(

[kevaleb]

Try Selecting the selection arrow (thats the black arrow from the tool bar on the left)
now click on the screen, anywhere will do fine.

now open the properties menu.

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[kennytatheguy]

i like jmtb02's stuff

[darkmotion]

You will end up with major issues with inbetweening when using dynamically shaped lines. I find the best way to create a prop is to sketch it up , scan it and just line overthe top, making sure the normals do not create any visible angles. for static illustration your method would work good, but for animation I wouldn't go to all the trouble to draw a pot like that :) hehe

[mystman]

The purpose was more over to orient people to the drawing tools in flash. I just thought a pot would be an easy topic.